bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)
person in charge; official; attendant
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
audience; spectator; spectators
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
question; inquiry; enquiry
Aomori Nebuta Festival (August 2-7)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
garden lantern; hanging lantern
Nebuta; nighttime festival in Tōhoku (esp. Aomori)
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
inside; interior; inner part
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
guidance; leadership; leading the way
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
decoration; ornament; trimmings
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
shouts uttered during the Nebuta Festival
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")